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syria is sliding into civil war. but libya after the overthrow of qaddafi we just haven't heard very much about what is going on there. has it settled down? >> no, i don't think you could say libya has settled down yet. i don't think that it would be possible to glide seamlessly from 42 years of dictatorship to democracy overnight. the future of libya really does hang in the balance at the moment. because after the revolution libya has got such disparate views on what they want. some people want a secular state. some people want a an islamist state. and those young men who we saw during the revolution firing their weapons into the air and-- they don't want to give those weapons up. and the central government such as it is, really is very week. it has little legitimacy. >> and your book reminded us just how thinly populated and how fast an area this country really is. is it harder to make common cause, harder to make one country out of a place with the peculiar demographic and geographic challenges of libya? >> well,
syria is sliding into civil war. but libya after the overthrow of qaddafi we just haven't heard very much about what is going on there. has it settled down? >> no, i don't think you could say libya has settled down yet. i don't think that it would be possible to glide seamlessly from 42 years of dictatorship to democracy overnight. the future of libya really does hang in the balance at the moment. because after the revolution libya has got such disparate views on what they want. some...
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they weren't even citizens of syria. and they don't trust, the free syrian army, the sunni arab rebels-- they don't have a bond with them and they don't trust them any more than they did assad. they don't trust in a post-assad syria, if it was completely run by the rebeles, the rebels we know of, that they would have any more rights than they did under assad. so instead they've been training over in camps in iraqi kurdistan, and hoping to take advantage of this chaos to carve out areas that could ultimately become an independent syrian kurdish state. >> suarez: in the meantime, as syria's war widens, the pressure on turkey has grown as we've seen from your previous reporting here on the newshour. but recently, the ankara government has made an interesting request to nato. tell us more about it. >> warner: you're absolutely right, ray, turkey has requested-- actually a week or so ago-- for nato to send patriot missile batteries to defend turkey's border and airspace against any incoming of any sort that could wowld come i
they weren't even citizens of syria. and they don't trust, the free syrian army, the sunni arab rebels-- they don't have a bond with them and they don't trust them any more than they did assad. they don't trust in a post-assad syria, if it was completely run by the rebeles, the rebels we know of, that they would have any more rights than they did under assad. so instead they've been training over in camps in iraqi kurdistan, and hoping to take advantage of this chaos to carve out areas that...
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syria's government claims they are terrorists. they say they are fighting for freedom from persecution and attack. but some do fear an influx of foreign fighters with their own agendas who could radically change the nature of this war. >> ( translated ): bringing foreigners to syria is wrong. we have a lot of them now, a lot. that's the problem. >> ( translated ): he is right. we'll have big problems after assad falls. >> ( translated ): i wont allow any foreign fighters in this area. the growing numbers are frightening. they have the same mentality as al qaeda. we don't think like that. i can see them using car bombs. in syria, we don't have that mentality. >> reporter: assad may represent the common enemy to these people, but amid the ferocious, competing currents even in so remote a terrain as this, what kind of syria will emerge? at abu-zahar's home, scouts report that troops surrounding the town are moving. they fear another massacre may be imminent. this is a community living in fear and rage, an emotional cocktail driving a
syria's government claims they are terrorists. they say they are fighting for freedom from persecution and attack. but some do fear an influx of foreign fighters with their own agendas who could radically change the nature of this war. >> ( translated ): bringing foreigners to syria is wrong. we have a lot of them now, a lot. that's the problem. >> ( translated ): he is right. we'll have big problems after assad falls. >> ( translated ): i wont allow any foreign fighters in...
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>> sreenivasan: a number of syrian shells have landed in turkish territory since the conflict in syria began in march of 2011. the environmental protection agency announced much tighter new rules for soot pollution today. the agency is limiting the amount allowed into the atmosphere from smokestacks, diesel trucks, and other sources of heavy pollution by 20%. the new standard goes into effect in 2014. residents in coastal california faced another day of flooding after a "king" tide pulled the pacific ocean farther ashore than normal. residents waded through streets filled with ankle-deep seawater. the tides are the result of an occasional astronomical alignment. tides are expected to reach 7.3 feet, a level that hasn't been seen since 2008. it was a down day for wall street as investors steered clear of stocks because of uncertainty over the fiscal cliff negotiations between congress and the white house. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 35 points to close at 13,135. the nasdaq fell nearly 21 points to close at 2,971. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq lost two ten
>> sreenivasan: a number of syrian shells have landed in turkish territory since the conflict in syria began in march of 2011. the environmental protection agency announced much tighter new rules for soot pollution today. the agency is limiting the amount allowed into the atmosphere from smokestacks, diesel trucks, and other sources of heavy pollution by 20%. the new standard goes into effect in 2014. residents in coastal california faced another day of flooding after a "king"...
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. >> even in syria part of this has to do with-- with minority sects against each other. >> in syria that is how-- conflicts that start for some other reasons have a tendency in those societies to very quickly acquire religious hughs, what began as an uprising for democracy against bashar a saad has become a shi'a sunni thing. and faith or effect becomes part of your uniform, part of your identity and you use that to identify friend and identify foe. these conflicts didn't start out this way and when you drill deep into them you realize that they are underlying often economic and social and cultural issues that play which have as much if not more to do with the conflict than religion. but religion is the convenient uniform and provides the easiest rhetoric that you can use to rile up your supporters, rally them to you and fight for the cause. >> charlie, syria is really the perfect example. because if you look at the position the united states is in of wanting to help the opposition, in fact the united states standing for everything that the war initially began as, this is a war for
. >> even in syria part of this has to do with-- with minority sects against each other. >> in syria that is how-- conflicts that start for some other reasons have a tendency in those societies to very quickly acquire religious hughs, what began as an uprising for democracy against bashar a saad has become a shi'a sunni thing. and faith or effect becomes part of your uniform, part of your identity and you use that to identify friend and identify foe. these conflicts didn't start out...
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with syria today. with syria today.
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and he was associated with a couple of particular things which really targeted syria and syria allies in lebanon. one was the investigation into the murder of former prime minister rafik hariri in 2005 and most recently he was seen as being involved in the arrest of one of the syrian president assad's top allies in lebanon which was seen as a very bold move for the intelligence services in lebanon. >> brown: no one has taken responsibility for the bombing yet, i gather. who what is the thinking there? what is being talked about? who is being looked at? >> well, politicians in lebanon who are associated with the sort of anti-assad movement have been very quick to blame assad. for many lebanese the bomb today was a huge blast, was reminiscent of a string of attacks which took place against anti-syrian politicians in the year 2005 to 2008. so there's a lot of people targeting the syrians for this, although syria has condemned the attack. and described it as an ago of terrorism. but there are protests in areas of lebanon, sort of associated with opposition to the syrian regime today. so t
and he was associated with a couple of particular things which really targeted syria and syria allies in lebanon. one was the investigation into the murder of former prime minister rafik hariri in 2005 and most recently he was seen as being involved in the arrest of one of the syrian president assad's top allies in lebanon which was seen as a very bold move for the intelligence services in lebanon. >> brown: no one has taken responsibility for the bombing yet, i gather. who what is the...
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we had allies like syria, egypt, britain, france, you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first from the defensive operation and then in an offensive operation. so just months and months for this to even, just to prepare for this. >> and he was in charge of that. but now he was as we lewded to in the piece also criticized for making some strategic mistakes. what were those? >> well, there were well two goals primary goal its one was to evict the iraqi forces from kuwait which was done in the 100 hour ground war after six weeks of bombing, remember that. but the other one was to destroy saddam hussein's offensive powers, primarily his republican guard force. because the thinking was if you di
we had allies like syria, egypt, britain, france, you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first...
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meanwhile in syria, government tanks assaulted the last rebel stronghold in damascus. and mortar rounds killed at least 20 people at a palestinian refugee camp in the city. palestinian officials in the west bank voiced outrage. >> ( translated ): we ask all the different parties not to drag the palestinians into the ongoing fighting. i repeat the palestinian leadership position: to avoid anything that might be fueling the conflict, and to maintain the unity of syria. to keep it from any division or external interference, and also to keep the demands of the syrian people. >> sreenivasan: the fighting also escalated in and around aleppo. rebels battled to hold on to sections of the city and buildings like this hospital in a nearby suburb were left in ruins. damaged vehicles and debris littered the streets after days of heavy combat between the rebels and government forces. at the summer olympics in london, track and field got underway, as swimming neared its climax. spoiler alert: we have some of the results now, so if you don't want to know just yet, tune out for a mome
meanwhile in syria, government tanks assaulted the last rebel stronghold in damascus. and mortar rounds killed at least 20 people at a palestinian refugee camp in the city. palestinian officials in the west bank voiced outrage. >> ( translated ): we ask all the different parties not to drag the palestinians into the ongoing fighting. i repeat the palestinian leadership position: to avoid anything that might be fueling the conflict, and to maintain the unity of syria. to keep it from any...
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that this would pass as their strike on iraq passed, as their strike in 2007 on syria, syrian nuclear reactor passed. but it's impossible to know. and a roll of the dice with the consequences this high for everyone concerned, bothers me. that's a risky way to make state craft. >> suarez: david ignatiu ignatius-- gentlemen, thank you both is >> brown: next, after an uproar, the susan g. komen foundation reverses course on its decision to cut funding to planned parenthood. hari sreenivasan has our update. >> sreenivasan: the about-face came after two days of anger from many women and supporters, and after the breast cancer charity offered two different explanations for its decision. first, komen leaders said they would cut grants to planned parenthood because of a new policy barring money to organizations being investigated by the government. then yesterday, komen officials cited concerns over how planned parenthood provided mammograms and others follow-up services. this morning, komen's founder, nancy brinker, apologized in a statement saying: "we have been distressed at the presumptio
that this would pass as their strike on iraq passed, as their strike in 2007 on syria, syrian nuclear reactor passed. but it's impossible to know. and a roll of the dice with the consequences this high for everyone concerned, bothers me. that's a risky way to make state craft. >> suarez: david ignatiu ignatius-- gentlemen, thank you both is >> brown: next, after an uproar, the susan g. komen foundation reverses course on its decision to cut funding to planned parenthood. hari...
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. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez updates the bloodshed in syria as government troops bombarded the rebel-held city of homs and u.n. monitors reached the scene of the latest massacre. >> brown: from el salvador, we have the story of an epidemic of tooth decay in the countryside blamed largely on american junk food and sodas. >> when i go into a village and the kid was come flock around us and hug us and smile, that's when i saw, oh my god, their teeth are all block and rotten. i had never seen this before. what happened. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we look at the dashed hopes for a triple crown winner this year as the colt i'll have another is scratched from the belmont stakes after a leg injury. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil
. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez updates the bloodshed in syria as government troops bombarded the rebel-held city of homs and u.n. monitors reached the scene of the latest massacre. >> brown: from el salvador, we have the story of an epidemic of tooth decay in the countryside blamed largely on american junk food and sodas. >> when i go into a village and the kid was come flock around us and hug us and smile, that's when i saw, oh my god, their teeth are all block and rotten. i...
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now that we see turkey has shelled syria in return for syria shelling turkish cities, the question is what if there's an incident in which, accidental as it might, be the syrians end up shelling at one more turkish town because some of the shelling is not precise and the syrians are not known for their master of the artillery targeting and if there's another shelling that creates a large number of casualties, turkey would have to respond with a larger force. so i could see the conflict escalate bug the turks don't want it to get to the next level unless they know that the united states and nato support them. >> pelley: well soner cagaptay, it's kind of a bleak picture but thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> woodruff: now, we return to politics. tonight's debate might be the biggest stage yet for republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan, but the budget plan that bears his name has been a central topic in congressional races across the country. special correspondent todd zwillich of public radio international's "the takeaway" reports on three such races in florida and new
now that we see turkey has shelled syria in return for syria shelling turkish cities, the question is what if there's an incident in which, accidental as it might, be the syrians end up shelling at one more turkish town because some of the shelling is not precise and the syrians are not known for their master of the artillery targeting and if there's another shelling that creates a large number of casualties, turkey would have to respond with a larger force. so i could see the conflict escalate...
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he also met with president assad in syria to discuss dissident activity. soueid was arrested and charged last year. find the story we reported about soueid in december on our web site. >> brown: and to the analysis of brooks and dionne-- "new york times" columnist david brooks and "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, filling in for mark shields. and joining in for the first part of our discussion is our own judy woodruff, who's in florida tonight covering the campaign. and judy, i want to start with you and the top story of the day-- the shootings in aurora. you were at the event in florida this morning where the president spoke about it. tell us about that, what administration officials were telling you and what the reaction. heard about it this morning i reached out to the obama campaign officials who were traveling with the president. they had already decided at that point that they were going to shorten the president's remarks here that it was going to change the complete nature of what was supposed to be in fort myers, florida, and the southwest p
he also met with president assad in syria to discuss dissident activity. soueid was arrested and charged last year. find the story we reported about soueid in december on our web site. >> brown: and to the analysis of brooks and dionne-- "new york times" columnist david brooks and "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, filling in for mark shields. and joining in for the first part of our discussion is our own judy woodruff, who's in florida tonight covering the...
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tonight, fresh reports of fighting in syria. activists say the forces are trying to break into -- what they described as a massacre. there have been attacks from government tanks for days with rebels returning fire. at the un has delivered a bleak assessment of the ceasefire and our correspondent has seen firsthand the continuing violence. you might find some of their pictures in that report disturbing. >> it has been fought over many times and bears the scars. the town is now defiantly in rebel hands. >> they are bracing themselves for the next assault. >> this is the daily routine. just around the corner, a family. and the fathers to afraid of a rest to show his face. he talks about a front line with children. >> what are the effects? >> is very difficult, they are shelling day and night. we have nowhere else to go. but we submit ourselves to god. the three syrian army to last government post just over a week ago, killing dozens of soldiers. they had to fight for every inch of ground. >> of this is happening during the u.n.-sp
tonight, fresh reports of fighting in syria. activists say the forces are trying to break into -- what they described as a massacre. there have been attacks from government tanks for days with rebels returning fire. at the un has delivered a bleak assessment of the ceasefire and our correspondent has seen firsthand the continuing violence. you might find some of their pictures in that report disturbing. >> it has been fought over many times and bears the scars. the town is now defiantly...
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syria unlike libya has real national military strength. the population density is maybe 25 or 30 times greater than libya. what's also-- plus in libya we are seeing the difficulties now in the aftermath of having ousted qaddafi, again, that is why i come back to and i think there is agreement. that a long pro traekted kill war is not the answer. you want to think about establishing a political dynamic inside the country where the narrow band of the population that is supporting the regime begins to move away from it and i think you do that with political incentives and with economic pressure. and don't get me wrong. the humanitarian stakes are great here. and so are the strategic stakesment way like to see nothing more than the assad government disappear and its principles backer, iran suffer a serious strategic defeat. so i think we're all agreed on where we want to get to. it is really a question of the manies. and something that you heard before from anne-marie slaughter is spot on. there are no good options here. we've got limited infl
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in syria, there was fresh fighting outside damascus between troops and army defectors. it came just days after the rebels suffered defeats in other cities. amateur video today also showed random shelling of homes in hama. smoke rose from buildings, and activists said they'd been hit by fire from syrian army tanks. meanwhile, special envoy kofi annan briefed the u.n. security council. later, he urged the body to "speak with one voice" before the fighting spreads. >> the developments in syria, they are concerned... their concern goes beyond syria itself, because the crisis could have serious impact for the whole region. if it's not >> sreenivasan: annan said he plans to return to syria for another visit in upcoming weeks. he made little headway during his initial visit last weekend. north korea announced plans today to fire a satellite into space, and the u.s. quickly condemned the move. the launch would employ the kind of long-range missile that might also carry a nuclear warhead. the u.s. also criticized a similar test in 2009. last month, the u.s. agreed to provide foo
in syria, there was fresh fighting outside damascus between troops and army defectors. it came just days after the rebels suffered defeats in other cities. amateur video today also showed random shelling of homes in hama. smoke rose from buildings, and activists said they'd been hit by fire from syrian army tanks. meanwhile, special envoy kofi annan briefed the u.n. security council. later, he urged the body to "speak with one voice" before the fighting spreads. >> the...
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we are for the people of syria. turkey has, from the very beginning, had, i think, shown a very strong reaction to the killings, to the atrocities, to the shelling of the cities, to the humanitarian disaster that has been caused by the, i think, the upreasonable acts of the syrian administration. and for the time being, we have had no change in our position. it's, i think, a responsibility for us as the, i think, one of the most important neighbors of syria to try to protect the civilians. >> suarez: is it turkey's position that there can be no future for syria with bashar al-assad in charge? >> well, i think it is almost over, i can say, because syrian administration from the very beginning, really we could not understand why they did this. but they were quite reluctant to what we asked them to do. >> suarez: there are some suggestions in our program that this is another perhaps serve thesa? this is a humanitarian disaster? >> the conditions there from the reports we received from our sources in the region, the sit
we are for the people of syria. turkey has, from the very beginning, had, i think, shown a very strong reaction to the killings, to the atrocities, to the shelling of the cities, to the humanitarian disaster that has been caused by the, i think, the upreasonable acts of the syrian administration. and for the time being, we have had no change in our position. it's, i think, a responsibility for us as the, i think, one of the most important neighbors of syria to try to protect the civilians....
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are operating inside syria. there is no longer any doubt that tehran will do whatever it takes to protect its proxy and crony in damascus. >> sreenivasan: in washington, defense secretary leon panetta confirmed the u.s. has intelligence that shows the syrian regime has moved some of its chemical weapons to better secure them. he also said the major stockpiles at main sites are believed to be secure. in august, president obama threatened u.s. action if syria moves or uses its chemical weapons. meanwhile, in syria, the battle for control of the northern city of aleppo intensified as rebels made their broadest push yet to drive assad's forces out. heavy clashes were reported with government troops firing tank and mortar shells, while rebels fought back with heavy machine guns, mortars and rocket- propelled grenades. it was the heaviest fighting the city has seen in two months. in iraq, some 80 inmates, including al qaeda militants, escaped from a prison. the jailbreak happened overnight in tikrit after several conv
are operating inside syria. there is no longer any doubt that tehran will do whatever it takes to protect its proxy and crony in damascus. >> sreenivasan: in washington, defense secretary leon panetta confirmed the u.s. has intelligence that shows the syrian regime has moved some of its chemical weapons to better secure them. he also said the major stockpiles at main sites are believed to be secure. in august, president obama threatened u.s. action if syria moves or uses its chemical...
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his father muss tavi was syria's defense minister for over 30 years. here he is visiting acid -- assad's allies in 1991. he is now believed to be in paris awaiting his defecting son's arrival. the defection is the latest evidence that syria's unrelenting violence is splitting its armed forces along sectarian lines. his depar ture was welcomed by hillary clinton in paris who spoke of syria's military establishment, starting to vote with its feet. >> the so-called friends of syria, around 100 nations, called for more sanctions. but the russians and chinese did not turn up. and without them clinton's hope of a u.n. resolution imposing sanctions will get nowhere. >> now what can every nation and group represented here do? i ask you to reach out to russia and china and to not only urge but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legit mass aspirations of the syrian people. >> and wile diplomacy is proving slow and increasingly bitter, the diplomats can only hope that today's crack inside the regime will do more to speed its downfall.
his father muss tavi was syria's defense minister for over 30 years. here he is visiting acid -- assad's allies in 1991. he is now believed to be in paris awaiting his defecting son's arrival. the defection is the latest evidence that syria's unrelenting violence is splitting its armed forces along sectarian lines. his depar ture was welcomed by hillary clinton in paris who spoke of syria's military establishment, starting to vote with its feet. >> the so-called friends of syria, around...
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envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to stay clear. fighting near the airport and around the capital city has intensified in the past week. the latest amateur video showed street battles and a car set afire by a rocket attack. the exiled leader of hamas khaled meshaal entered gaza today for the first time. it was, in part, a show of defiance after the militant group's latest clash with israel. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: he crossed the border from egypt with tears in his eyes. the leader of hamas setting foot on palestinian territory for
envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to...
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when i was in syria i heard many cries of those dogs in sunni strongholds. it is taking on an increasingly sectarian tone. otherwise,, are the coreligionists of president assad. and although they comprise 12% of the population they disproportionately were represented in represented in the upper echelon of political, military, and business establishment. and that breeze some resentment, as to the fact we haven't seen many breakaways. for the most part, the military, for example, has the-- remained remarkably intact, and the defections we are seeing are largely low-level sunni conscripts who are breaking away from their units. >> in the itp piece we ran, there was a defector who said he is seen iranian cash and snipers in syria. there are a lot of rumors of iranian support but has there been any evidence that? >> reporter: well, you see, that's the thing. given the thousands of amateur videos which have emerged and they really have documented this rebellion in gruesome, bloody detail, and yet there hasn't been much in the way of video evidence keating that the
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we want-- we want their help on syria. we want their help on north korea. i mean there are major economic. there is an old line, judy, that says a banker can write a dozen bad poems and nobody says anything about it but one poet writes a single bad check and he's in trouble. i mean they are our banker. don't forget that. they keep the lights on, the chinese do. so it's not a totally equal relationship when you approach it from secretary geithner's point of view. >> woodruff: well, speaking, you bring me around to the economy. i will ask you the economy i-- question i ask you every month at the beginning of the month and that is when the unemployment numbers come out. david, more jobs were created in april, but not as many as everybody wanted. what does this is a about the economy. what is the effect on the campaign. >> let me get out what i have been saying for the last four years. which is first of all, the financial crisis it takes a low-- to recover. i say it on a monthly basis, i should say answer a, and there it is. the bad news is that the percentage
we want-- we want their help on syria. we want their help on north korea. i mean there are major economic. there is an old line, judy, that says a banker can write a dozen bad poems and nobody says anything about it but one poet writes a single bad check and he's in trouble. i mean they are our banker. don't forget that. they keep the lights on, the chinese do. so it's not a totally equal relationship when you approach it from secretary geithner's point of view. >> woodruff: well,...
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iran and syria who knows what is going to happen to oil. we are seeing food prices going up because of the drought. with the economy growing slowly and europe and the recession it wouldn't take much to make it worse. >> warner: still to come on the newshour: the shooting suspect under psychiatric care; the pros and cons of hosting the olympics; a murder charge in china; and shields and brooks; but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman >> holman: there were new warnings today the syrian government is preparing a full-scale assault on the city of aleppo. the u.n. human rights chief echoed u.s. concerns about the potential for a massacre. military helicopters and artillery continued heavy firing into the city. they've been battling rebel fighters for seven days to retake control of the country's commercial capital. meanwhile, in oslo, norway, the outgoing head of the u.n.'s monitoring mission, said the syrian regime is bound to fall. in olso, norway the syrian regime is bound to fall. it's impossible to imagine a perspective sy
iran and syria who knows what is going to happen to oil. we are seeing food prices going up because of the drought. with the economy growing slowly and europe and the recession it wouldn't take much to make it worse. >> warner: still to come on the newshour: the shooting suspect under psychiatric care; the pros and cons of hosting the olympics; a murder charge in china; and shields and brooks; but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman >> holman: there were new...
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whir of words over syria. the u.s. tells russia to stop helping the assad regime. >> we have repeatedly urged the russian government to cut the military ties completely in suspend all for their support in delivery. >> a wave of car bombs target shiites in iraq. at least 65 are killed in one of the deadliest days since the u.s. withdrawal. during up for the games. the panam athletes, and the city is getting ready. welcome to our viewers of pbs in america and around the globe. the conflict in syria has ignited a diplomatic ground between world powers. the u.s. is accusing brushup of supplying arms to the syrian government. they questioned america's own military exports to the region. all of this suggests that at least in the short-term there is little hope for a diplomatic solution. >> this is what happens when the u.n. observers tried to get there to find out what is going on there. there were pro-regime villagers in favor of the president assad. the villagers turned back and said they came under fire as they turned awa
whir of words over syria. the u.s. tells russia to stop helping the assad regime. >> we have repeatedly urged the russian government to cut the military ties completely in suspend all for their support in delivery. >> a wave of car bombs target shiites in iraq. at least 65 are killed in one of the deadliest days since the u.s. withdrawal. during up for the games. the panam athletes, and the city is getting ready. welcome to our viewers of pbs in america and around the globe. the...
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he often goes back across the border to help the rebels inside syria. on one trip he shot this dramatic footage of an ssa attack on a government building in homs. some more refugees arrived in lebanon every day. in his old room at the school we found another family lovain, eating, and sleeping in the tiny space. -- living, eating, and is living in a tiny space. he has no hope of returning home anytime soon. >> living under the sky only to come back to my home. >> the un estimates that 100,000 syrian refugees are now in lebanon. the strain is telling on both communities. with their lives on hold, these refugees are preparing for a second winter stuck in this school. it will be cold and wet. and with bashar assad hanging on to power, and with relations with the lebanese here at worsening, they do not know how long they will be here. >> more than 150 people have been wounded in a second day of clashes in a town in trudi -- trinidad. security used rubber bullets to disperse the -- disperse the crowd. there are reports as well as a shot gun injuries. these a
he often goes back across the border to help the rebels inside syria. on one trip he shot this dramatic footage of an ssa attack on a government building in homs. some more refugees arrived in lebanon every day. in his old room at the school we found another family lovain, eating, and sleeping in the tiny space. -- living, eating, and is living in a tiny space. he has no hope of returning home anytime soon. >> living under the sky only to come back to my home. >> the un estimates...
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. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the turkish side. syrian shells have landed on turkish territory itself also causing casualties. it could be vulnerable to serbian missile fire, turkey asked to protect against any such threat, we are deploying two patriot battalions here to turkey, along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries. so that we can help turkey had a missile defense that they may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of syria. >> the american defense secretary announcing that the u.s. was joining germany and benevolence in providing patriot missiles. does this
. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the...
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the observers' presence in syria has not achieved much. more than 400 people have been killed since the mission started last month. everyone knows that the arab league, the international body, was the best chance of influence in the syrian government. that is why people are so desperate to have their voice heard today. down the street they say, government snipers have been fired on protesters. soldiers are positioned on the rooftop even today. hear, apparently, is the evidence of their work. >> they shot him from the roof of this building. military officers live there. my friend was about to finish school. he was walking in the street when they shot him. >> this woman says she has recorded another crime, a 13- year-old boy shot dead in front of her. >> he was honest man. the snipers shot him in the eye. bashar assad, made the same thing happened to your son. -- made the same thing happen to your son. >> suddenly, the monitors have become the heroes of the crowd. everyone would like to believe they can help. they will not say whether they w
the observers' presence in syria has not achieved much. more than 400 people have been killed since the mission started last month. everyone knows that the arab league, the international body, was the best chance of influence in the syrian government. that is why people are so desperate to have their voice heard today. down the street they say, government snipers have been fired on protesters. soldiers are positioned on the rooftop even today. hear, apparently, is the evidence of their work....
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. >> woodruff: next tonight, mounting violence in syria and a new diplomatic push to oust the government of president bashar al assad. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: since the weekend syrian tanks and troops have been blasting rebel fighters in the suburbs of damascus itself. at least 100 people were killed monday alone. and by today, protestors were left to pick up the wounded since the military regained control. farther north in homs, more deaths with activists reporting heavy shelling and machine gun fire by the syrian army. all of which means the u.n.'s most recent estimate, more than 5,400 syrians killed since march, is already out of date. >> what's going on in syria is an absolute scandal. i've been saying it for weeks, not to say months. >> suarez: french foreign minister voiced the west's mounting frustration on french radio today. >> the butchering continues despite the presence of observers who the arab league who have just left. there are dozens or hundreds of deaths every week. this is not acceptable. this president has blood on his hands. it's not possible for him to
. >> woodruff: next tonight, mounting violence in syria and a new diplomatic push to oust the government of president bashar al assad. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: since the weekend syrian tanks and troops have been blasting rebel fighters in the suburbs of damascus itself. at least 100 people were killed monday alone. and by today, protestors were left to pick up the wounded since the military regained control. farther north in homs, more deaths with activists reporting...
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. >> from the ongoing battle to syria -- in syria, to eject struggle to form a new democracy. struggle to form a new democracy. with thousands of votes still to be counted, there is open speculation about what may be a divisive battle ahead. for more on what this outcome could mean, and the overall changes transforming their region, i am joined from new york by the director of middle east center at the london school of economics. professor, thank you very much for joining me. i want to start with egypt, of course. the idea of a muslim brotherhood president would have run very loud -- -- rung very loud alarm bells. >> the americans have already established a channel to the muslim brotherhood, the most powerful political party in the arab world. the leadership of the muslim brotherhood has reassured the american and western leaders that the commitment to stability in egypt on the region, the commitment to the camp david peace treaty with israel, and the commitment to free-market economics. the americans and the french and the brits have been talking to the islamists in egypt and
. >> from the ongoing battle to syria -- in syria, to eject struggle to form a new democracy. struggle to form a new democracy. with thousands of votes still to be counted, there is open speculation about what may be a divisive battle ahead. for more on what this outcome could mean, and the overall changes transforming their region, i am joined from new york by the director of middle east center at the london school of economics. professor, thank you very much for joining me. i want to...
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ambassador to the united nations, about the security council resolution calling for syria's leader to step down. >> woodruff: from germany, margaret warner reports on reaction to the european union's fiscal discipline deal. >> ifill: as florida votes, jeffrey brown examines the foreclosure crisis that has depressed housing prices there and around the country. >> woodruff: and we close with more on the political campaign from mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the republican presidential race in florida came to a close today after a r
ambassador to the united nations, about the security council resolution calling for syria's leader to step down. >> woodruff: from germany, margaret warner reports on reaction to the european union's fiscal discipline deal. >> ifill: as florida votes, jeffrey brown examines the foreclosure crisis that has depressed housing prices there and around the country. >> woodruff: and we close with more on the political campaign from mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill:...
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syria has used much of its considerable arsenal to crush the rebellion. hidden from view it is believed to have developed a chemical weapons program and there are reports of activity, prompting this uncompromising western message. >> we are concerned for the same reason the united states has. we have sent our own clear, private message directly to them about the serious consequences that would follow from the use of such weapons. >> those consequences are not been spelled out and syria has said it is no intention of using chemical weapons but the deployment of patriot missiles that will take weeks to arrive in turkey will not end this conflict. >> how serious is this koepp merkel wegmanchemical weapons t? thank you for coming. what is the risk that we're looking at here with these chemical weapons in syria? >> most have given up chemical weapons years ago. syria is one of the few that still has them and they have breast sophisticated arsenal. hundreds of tons of mustard gas and it has sarin, scud missiles, air dropped bombs, artillery and missiles. you're
syria has used much of its considerable arsenal to crush the rebellion. hidden from view it is believed to have developed a chemical weapons program and there are reports of activity, prompting this uncompromising western message. >> we are concerned for the same reason the united states has. we have sent our own clear, private message directly to them about the serious consequences that would follow from the use of such weapons. >> those consequences are not been spelled out and...
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our diplomatic correspondent has the latest. >> a regime bombing run in northern syria. this act of this video shows the bombs falling. it is the latest evidence of an unequal war that opposition rebels are convinced they can win. fighters of the free syrian army insists they are taking ground. but opposition leaders have been greatly hampered by deep divisions until now. which is what makes these pictures so significant. the new opposition coalition to discuss ways that britain can strengthen their hand. first, the government needed assurances from the opposition leader. >> i welcome the commitment he has made to reach out to all opposition groups and communities and to respect human rights, to finalize a clear plan for political transition in syria, and of course to demonstrate how the coalition can be a credible political alternative to the upside receive. -- the assad regime. >> the opposition coalition needs international recognition. france jump first. britain will be close behind. that means they could be sued arming the rebels, but the u.n. embargo will have to b
our diplomatic correspondent has the latest. >> a regime bombing run in northern syria. this act of this video shows the bombs falling. it is the latest evidence of an unequal war that opposition rebels are convinced they can win. fighters of the free syrian army insists they are taking ground. but opposition leaders have been greatly hampered by deep divisions until now. which is what makes these pictures so significant. the new opposition coalition to discuss ways that britain can...